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elizabeth a bayley seton

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Se⋅ton

[seet-n]
–noun
1. Saint Elizabeth Ann (Bayley) (“Mother Seton”), 1774–1821, U.S. educator, social-welfare reformer, and religious leader: first native-born American to be canonized (1975).
2. Ernest Thompson, 1860–1946, English writer and illustrator in the U.S.
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Main Entry: se·ton
Pronunciation: 'sEt-&n
Function: noun
: one or more threads or horsehairs or a strip of linen introduced beneath theskin by a knife or needle to provide drainage or formerly to produce or prolong inflammation
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seton se·ton (sēt'n)
n.
Material such as thread, wire, or gauze that is passed through subcutaneous tissues or through a cyst in order to form a sinus or fistula.

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